(K) Family Meliphagid^. 



66. Melithreptus atricapillus, Lath. (syu. M. lunulatus, 

 Shaw). (M. 733, H. 307.) Black-cap, or lunulated 

 honey-eater. 



Protozoa : — Halteridium sp. 

 This blood parasite lias been seen by Dr. Cleland and 

 myself (N.S.W.) 



67. Ptilotis chrijsotis, Lath. (syn. P. lewini, Swainson 

 auct.) (M. 770, H. 329.) The yellow-eared honey ; eater. 

 Cestoda -.—Choanotaenia sp. (See also No. 69.) 



Collected by Dr. Cleland at Milson Island, Hawkesbury 

 River. 



68. Ptilotis chrifsops, Lath. (M. 775, H. 336.) The yellow- 

 faced honey-eater. 



Protozoa :— Halteridium ptilotis, Cleland and Johnston, 

 Journ. Proc. Roy. Soc. M.S. Wales, xliii, 1909, p. 77. 

 A blood parasite (N.S.W.) 



69. Ptilotis leucotis, Lath. The white-eared honey-eater. 

 (M. 778, H. 339). 



Cestoda -.—Choanotaenia sp. 

 A long thin tapeworm infests Ptilotis leucotis, P. chrij- 

 sotis, Meliornis novae-hollandiae and M. sericea. Its 

 scolex is small and unarmed, but otherwise its characters 

 closely resemble those of the genus Choanotaenia. Speci- 

 mens were taken from P. leucotis by Dr. Cleland at Milson 

 Island, Hawkesbury River (N.S.W.). 



70. Ptilotis plnnndu, Gould. (M. 787, H. 319). The plumed 

 or yellow-fronted honey-eater. 



Protozoa :— Halteridium sp. 

 This haemoprotozoon has been seen by Dr. Cleland and 

 myself in films taken by him from a Western Australian 

 specimen. 



